Cuba - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Cuba was 76.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 210.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 1993.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 70.00
1981 58.00
1982 39.00
1983 31.00
1984 28.00
1990 26.00
1991 24.00
1992 19.00
1993 13.00
1994 31.00
1995 33.00
1996 40.00
1997 31.00
1999 127.00
2005 180.00
2006 163.00
2007 210.00
2008 189.00
2009 172.00
2011 184.00
2012 140.00
2013 143.00
2014 126.00
2016 163.00
2017 145.00
2018 126.00
2019 88.00
2020 76.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Cuba was 33.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 214.00 in 1984 and 1.00 in 1992.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

See also:

Year Value
1980 129.00
1981 122.00
1982 183.00
1983 166.00
1984 214.00
1992 1.00
1993 1.00
1994 121.00
1995 104.00
1996 83.00
1997 109.00
1999 110.00
2005 105.00
2006 94.00
2007 74.00
2008 69.00
2009 59.00
2011 62.00
2012 38.00
2013 27.00
2014 24.00
2016 32.00
2017 29.00
2018 29.00
2019 27.00
2020 33.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology